Alexis Hopkins

9/24/18
Spec_Ed 420

I attended an IEP meeting of a student who had a speech IEP. Those who attended were

the principal, the SLP, the students’ teacher, me, and the student’s mom. The SLP, Mrs. Jackson,

was the one who lead the meeting for the most part and explained a lot of the plan to the

student’s mom. The teacher did comment on a few different things about the improvement of the

student but for the most part everyone, but Mrs. Jackson and the parent, were just there for

support and to hear how the student is progressing.

The parent and Mrs. Jackson reviewed the student’s goals for the year and how he was

working toward those goals in and out of the classroom. Mrs. Jackson explained, in detail, what

sounds and letters that the student has improved on and mastered, as well as the sounds and

letters he still needs to work more on. The parent and Mrs. Jackson discussed the action they

would take to help the student reach his goals so that by the end of first grade or middle of

second grade he could graduate from speech.

Sitting in on the IEP meeting was great experience for me as I have never attended one

before. It was interesting to see the different conversation between the parent and the SLP as

well as how the SLP communicated with the parent. Mrs. Jackson was very calm, kind, and

positive. She used the sandwich method if she had any criticism for the student. You could tell

that she had built a relationship with the parent and that the parent trusted what Mrs. Jackson had

to say and was confident in her son improving over time. The teacher would give input when

needed but for the most part let the parent and SLP do the talking. It showed me what role a

teacher plays in the decision making when it comes to the plan and how to help the parent feel

positive about their children’s progress in the classroom.